# UK warned to stockpile food as Putin threatens military attacks > UK warned to stockpile food and water as Putin's military options threaten national security. - Title: UK warned to stockpile food as Putin threatens military… - Summary: UK warned to stockpile food and water as Putin's military options threaten national security. UK must prepare for potential Russian attacks using drones… - Keywords: breaking, russia, putin, military, defence, nato, drones, submarines, cybersecurity, stockpile, news, warned - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/news/article-16229289/britain-russia-warning-attack-war-vladimir-putin.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-10-24T10:41:53+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: breaking, uk, russia, putin, military, defence, nato, drones, submarines, cybersecurity, stockpile, news ## UK warned to stockpile food Britons told to stockpile three days' worth of food and water as fears of Russian attacks escalate. > PM has his head in the sand ## Lord Richard Dannatt warns Former head of British Army says government is not moving fast enough to bolster defences. > The bottom line is that we are very exposed but His Majesty's Government has its collective head firmly in the sand ## Putin's military options Russia threatens to use drones, submarines and cyber attacks to overwhelm UK defences. > The terrifying range of options Putin has to attack UK ## Gerbera drones Gerbera drones with 2.5m wingspan can be hidden in cargo containers and launched from ships. > They can be easily hidden in cargo containers before being launched by catapult ## Geran-3 drones Geran-3, Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet-powered drones could be used to attack uk military bases. > Carrying a relatively small warhead, they could be used to start fires ## Khabarovsk submarine Russia's nuclear-powered submarine designed to carry six Poseidon nuclear torpedoes. > The 10,000-ton submarine has been designed to carry up to six poseidon nuclear torpedoes ## NATO response NATO tracks russian naval movements and has been seizing russian shadow fleet tankers. > Royal Marines stormed one vessel, the Smytros, in June ## Undersea cables Russia targets uk's undersea data cables which carry 95% of global telecommunications data. > The lines, which crisscross the ocean floor, carry about 95 per cent of global telecommunications data ## Military readiness UK military is at its weakest point in 200 years with only 71,000 troops ready for deployment. > The british army has shrunk to its smallest number in more than 200 years ## Arctic threat Russia is building naval assets in the arctic to exploit melting ice caps for resources. > By 2040, the arctic is expected to be 'ice free' during the summer months ## Defence spending UK pledges £790m over four years to improve air and missile defences. > Labour has pledged to invest £790million over the next four years on improving the country's integrated air and missile defences ## Military vulnerability UK lacks ballistic missile defence capability with only six Type 45 destroyers available. > Britain's only defence to a ballistic missile attack is its fleet of six type forty five destroyers ## Russian cyber threats Russia uses cyber attacks to target uk military infrastructure and critical systems. > The appetite of Russia to conduct... sub-threshold or hybrid operations against nato countries, whether this is sabotage or cyber, is very clear ## Shadow fleet Russia uses sanctioned oil tankers as floating launch platforms for drone attacks. > Defence sources today signalled russia could now seek to use its vast 'shadow fleet' of sanctioned oil tankers as floating launch platforms ## Military response UK military needs more resources to combat cyber threats and sabotage attacks. > Lord Dannatt insisted the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of gchq, needed 'further resources to combat hackers' ## Arctic security UK faces strategic threat from russian expansion in the arctic region. > The High North poses a major strategic challenge for uk security ## Key takeaway UK must prepare for potential Russian attacks using drones, submarines and cyber warfare as military defenses are deemed insufficient.